I was wrong about the 30 day meal prep thing

I always thought making a month of food at once was the best way to save money. Last winter I spent $150 on ingredients and a whole Sunday cooking, but by day 20 I was so sick of the same chili I ended up ordering pizza. Now I just prep for 5 days at a time. It costs a bit more per grocery trip, but I actually eat it all. Has anyone else found a sweet spot for how much to prep at once?

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kim.xena6d ago

My sister swears by her two week freezer rotation. She makes two different big batches, so there's some variety. It seems to work better than a full month of one thing.

brian_ramirez6d ago

Actually, a two week rotation is still a full month of food... it's just two different things. She makes two big batches, each one lasting two weeks. So you eat batch A for two weeks, then batch B for the next two weeks. That's a month total, but with a switch halfway through. It's the variety that makes it feel less boring.

jennyh416d ago

Yeah, the "two different big batches" idea is smart. I was stuck on doing a whole month of chili or soup and just got so sick of it. Splitting it into two things for two weeks? That actually sounds doable.